| Weigh |
n. |
A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh. |
| Weigh |
v. t. |
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor. |
| Weigh |
v. t. |
To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold. |
| Weigh |
v. t. |
To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of. |
| Weigh |
v. t. |
To pay, allot, take, or give by weight. |
| Weigh |
v. t. |
To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance. |
| Weigh |
v. t. |
To consider as worthy of notice; to regard. |
| Weigh |
v. i. |
To have weight; to be heavy. |
| Weigh |
v. i. |
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. |
| Weigh |
v. i. |
To bear heavily; to press hard. |
| Weigh |
v. i. |
To judge; to estimate. |
| Weigh |
n. |
A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey. |
| Weigh-house |
n. |
A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed. |
| Weigh-houses |
pl. |
of Weigh-house |
| Weighable |
a. |
Capable of being weighed. |
| Weighage |
n. |
A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise. |
| Weighbeam |
n. |
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise;
also called weighmaster's beam. |
| Weighboard |
n. |
Clay intersecting a vein. |
| Weighbridge |
n. |
A weighing machine on which loaded carts may be weighed; platform scales. |
| Weighed |
imp. & p. p. |
of Weigh |
| Weigher |
n. |
One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities. |
| Weighing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Weigh |
| Weighing |
|
a. & n. from Weigh, v. |
| Weighlock |
n. |
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled. |
| Weighmaster |
n. |
One whose business it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise, etc.; one licensed as a public weigher. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
To load (fabrics) as with barite, to increase the weight, etc. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle. |
| Weight |
v. t. |
To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight. |
| Weighted |
imp. & p. p. |
of Weight |
| Weightily |
adv. |
In a weighty manner. |
| Weightiness |
n. |
The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness. |
| Weighting |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Weight |
| Weightless |
a. |
Having no weight; imponderable; hence, light. |
| Weighty |
superl. |
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. |
| Weighty |
superl. |
Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. |
| Weighty |
superl. |
Rigorous; severe; afflictive. |
